What are the responsibilities and job description for the Disney Live Entertainment Tech Intern, Summer 2025 position at Walt Disney Imagineering?
Job Summary :
About the Role & Program
Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations worldwide! This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust! Entertainment Stage Technicians are responsible for the technical aspects of our live shows to ensure a flawless, magical experience for our Guests.
This is a full-time 3-month internship (dates are May 17, 2025, through August 16th, 2025).
What You Will Do
The Entertainment Tech Intern will participate in equipment staging for all Walt Disney World theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Support the Parks’ technical daily operations, atmosphere shows, parades, props logistics, and special events. Assist Stage Technicians and perform the detailed operation of audio / video / lighting equipment adhering to stage manager cues, time code, and / or self-cued events. Assist with safety checks before, during, and after performances to ensure safe performance.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Ability to adapt to this physically taxing role in an active environment that encompasses frequent lifting, climbing, squatting, and standing for long periods and ability to work inclement or extreme weather conditions
- Entertainment technicians work within a live-show theatrical environment (environments such as radio, television, or film do not meet the qualifications)
- Validated understanding of theatrical terminology, documentation, and show-related equipment including exposure to tech staging assistance, props, and / or puppetry with an understanding of electrical circuitry
- Strong oral / written communication with leadership experience, excellent interpersonal and partnership skills
Preferred Qualifications
Technical experience in live entertainment in at least one of the following fields :
Education
Currently enrolled as a Junior, or Senior earning a degree in Theater , Technical Theater , Technical Production , or a related field
Eligibility Requirements & Program Information
The pay rate for this role in Orlando, FL is $20.14 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit : https : / / / benefits.
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